Mob attack kills 'robber'

JASHORE, May 17 (UNB): A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Majhiali village in Bagharpara upazila early Thursday.

The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.

Police said a gang of robbers swooped on the house of Mansur Ali and kept the house inmates hostages at gunpoint around 2 am.

Sensing presence of the robbers, local people encircled the house and chased the robbers. At one stage, local people caught one of the robbers and gave him a good thrashing, leaving him dead on the spot, said in-charge of Khajura Police camp, Masudur.